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I was one of a number of Lib Dem MPs to publicly oppose the government's suggestions on online snooping. I have linked to a letter in The Independent of which I was one of the signatories.

There is another letter in The Guardian. I don't know why my name doesn't appear in the letter in The Guardian, but to me it is important to record that I have publicly opposed such an extension of state surveillance.

I personally don't mind CCTV in shopping centres. However, the government's proposals were clearly completely wrong.

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RIPA still there though. still ingerprinting school kids. still dropping bombs on childrenstill murdering people with immunitystill breaking into poples houses and selling it to companies for entertainmentstill cameras recording audio every as wellyou still have my dna, fingerprints and probably a chip in me....you still have't accused me of anything!

i have no problem with that in shopping centress, ithout the audio and at a resolution wher lip reaing software is of no use...people recording my comings and goigsfrom my own home or when i viit my gran is a REAL problem, as wella s cameras in the house....

and this too still obviously going to happen with clegg in full support...

anybody ever heard of a DavidBromley/ Bromhall, not his 'slave name'? apparently works for MI5....but people who work for mafia5 aren't supposed to admit they work for mafia5....same with the poolice, and all g-men now as far as i can gather....

trying to trick me into agreeing to be abducted from the country, even though i am banned from leaving the country...all very odd and soemthing definately up!

& yet further evidenc into the blatantly obvious....you're only allowed to base your decisions on whaat we tell you....same with the poxy morons in the civil service povifing 'information' for ministers to make their decisions on....

& that one made me laugh! pigyobs gonna kick the shit out of themselves now and then prosecute themselves/ lie to themselves for alleging to have threatened to defend themselves? or is it time for some student payback.....?

you wanna solve the defict problem all u need to do is to wire up those cameras to the Internet and make it pay per view!

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